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Like halite, it forms clear, transparent crystals that are much softer than glass and exhibit good cubic cleavage. The only easy way to distinguish the two is by their taste. Halite is salty, while sylvite is quite bitter.
Calcite is also transparent and translucent like halite, but its cleavage is rhombohedreal rather than cubic. Calcite also reacts easily with dilute acid, and lacks haliteâs salty taste. Do not test the sampleâs taste after testing it with dilute acid however.